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  • 16-Jan-2006
    Colombia says NO to US free trade
    The Colombian government declared Friday, based on a Cundinamarca Administration Court decision, it will not sign the Free Trade Agreement with the United States.
  • 16-Jan-2006 IPS
    South Asia: Burying quarrels for regional free trade
    Will the seven countries of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) be able to sink some of their deep differences over political issues to enhance trade relations?
  • 16-Jan-2006 Prensa Latina
    Panama, US FTA talks postponed
    The ninth round of free trade agreement (FTA) talks between Panamanian government officials and the US wound up without a final accord, amid domestic pressures forcing to act cautiously.
  • 16-Jan-2006 IHT ThaiDay
    Thai side floundering in FTA talks
    More than anything, this week’s trade talks and the howls of opposition they’ve provoked have spotlighted the starkly different approaches taken by Thai and US negotiators.
  • 16-Jan-2006 Times of Oman
    Oman: Signing of free-trade accord with US on Thursday
    A free-trade agreement between the Sultanate and the United States will be signed next Thursday, said Maqbool bin Ali bin Sultan, commerce and industry minister, yesterday.
  • 16-Jan-2006 Gulf Daily News
    Wake-up alarm over FTA delays
    The sticking point for the US-Bahrain FTA to come into effect is intellectual property rights (IPR) legislation, which must be passed by Bahrain’s Parliament first
  • 15-Jan-2006 Bahrain Tribune
    Thai FTA in trouble: US could abandon talks after six rounds
    The United States could abandon free trade talks with Thailand unless Bangkok agrees to redouble efforts to reach an agreement in the next few months, a US trade negotiator Barbara Weisel said. In a telephone call with US reporters, Weisel said it was uncertain the two sides would have another round.
  • 15-Jan-2006
    Japan-Malaysia EPA (2005)
    Japan-Malaysia Economic Partnership Agreement Signed 13 December 2005. For the annexes, visit the the relevant web pages of the Japanese or Malaysian governments.
  • 15-Jan-2006 The Nation
    FTA Watch: Movement ‘is gaining strength’
    The fiery protest that disrupted free-trade talks between Thailand and the United States in Chiang Mai last week was just the first victory for a movement that is gaining strength, says a key organiser of FTA Watch.
  • 15-Jan-2006 Bernama
    US expects smooth talk with Malaysia on future FTA
    Malaysia and United States will start preliminary discussions on free trade area (FTA) agreement in Kuala Lumpur next week with US chief negotiator expressing confident it will take place in smooth and protest-free environment.
  • 15-Jan-2006 CRI
    China, Mali sign economic cooperation agreement
    China will take further steps to encourage investments in Mali, while Mali will strive to increase the direct export of cotton and other products to China.
  • 13-Jan-2006
    Thailand and US equally tough on insurance talks in FTA
    Talks to open up market access for the insurance sector within the framework of the Thai-US Free Trade Area (FTA) agreement ended here today with the only agreement - that each side would scrutinise the other’s list of demand for further consultations.
  • 13-Jan-2006
    Tough going on services, agriculture in Thai-US free talks
    Thai and United States negotiators have failed to make any headway towards a pact on liberalising trade in services under the broader Thai-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) negotiations, according to Thai industry observers.
  • 13-Jan-2006
    Overdrive: FTA debacle reveals PM’s declining fortunes
    Like the stalled privatisation of Egat Plc, the Thai-US Free-Trade Agreement talks look like dead meat. It all boils down to the waning credibility of Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
  • 13-Jan-2006
    FTA finance talks with US: BOT baulks at three-year time frame
    After the sixth round of free-trade negotiations with the United States drew to a close yesterday, the Bank of Thailand said that Bangkok would continue to push for a gradual opening of its financial sector rather than within three years as the US has proposed.
  • 13-Jan-2006
    Too early to tell on FTAs
    Waiting, waiting. It will take time to realise the benefits of our free trade deals with Thailand and the US.
  • 13-Jan-2006
    Panama anti-FTA front broadens
    Panama’s government, ignoring the country’s heated atmosphere, strives Friday to show the validity of a Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the US while a common front snubbing the eventual pact grows.
  • 13-Jan-2006
    FTA talks may not finish on time: US chief rep
    The head of the US trade negotiating team yesterday expressed concern that Bangkok and Washington may not be able to wrap up free-trade agreement discussions by the agreed deadline. Speaking after concluding the sixth round of Thai-US FTA negotiations, Barbara Weisel, assistant US Trade Representative, said: “There’s some serious concern whether we can do that [finish the talks by May].”
  • 13-Jan-2006
    Sondhi alleges Thaksin signs FTA with Australia, China to benefit his IP Star
    Sondhi Limthongkul, founder of the Manger Group, alleged that Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra signed free trade agreement contracts with Australia and China with ulterior motive to benefit telecom businesses of his family.
  • 13-Jan-2006
    Thailand-Japan FTA likely in 90 days
    Foreign Minister Kantathi Suphamongkhon said on Friday Japan and Thailand would likely sign a free trade agree (FTA) agreement in early April when Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra is scheduled to make an official visit to Tokyo.